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NEW SERIES "DRINKING MADE EASY" AIRS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS BEGINNING OCTOBER 6 AT 8:30 PM ET ON HDNET - THE EPISODE AIRING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 FEATURES ZANE LAMPREY IN PORTLAND, OR Congratulations and Cheers! Mint/820 is going to be highlighted in an upcoming episode of the new series "Drinking Made Easy" with Zane Lamprey on HDNet. "Drinking Made Easy" follows Lamprey, his drinkin' buddy Steve McKenna and veteran stand-up comedian Marc Ryan as they travel across the country discovering local pubs, watering holes, breweries and distilleries. Drinking customs have contributed to our great nation's birth, growth and distinction, and "Drinking Made Easy" documents the group as they seek out the adult beverages, culture and mixologies that are unique to America's cities. Over 24 episodes, viewers will join Lamprey, his cohorts and 15-person crew as their tour bus logs over 10,000 miles of America to Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle among many others to discover each city's drink made easy. "Drinking Made Easy" airs Wednesday nights at 8:30 p.m. ET on HDNet. |
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 Put a little "hip" in your "sip." With this handy little book, cocktails at home have never been more exciting to make, to drink, or to serve. Each refreshing drink features exotic and lipsmacking combinations of ripened fruits, herbs, flavorings, and spirits created by an acclaimed master mixologist -- for tastes that are modern, intriguing, and really delicious. Guava Cosmos and the Vermont vodka martini, spiked with a secret ingredient, give a new twist to cocktails at six. Welcome guests to a dinner party with a Mr. 820, a martini as smooth as James Bond himself, or offer Avocado Daiquiris to revelers at a casual barbecue. Rustle up a bowl of passion fruit - infused citrus punch for and exciting Sunday brunch. Then shake up some drinks minus the alcohol, plus all the verve, and the designated drivers will thank you. Also included are recipes for fruit purees and infused vodkas that will quickly transform an ordinary cocktail into a drink that will energize the host and the partygoer alike. Add a couple of the author's signature garnishes like lollipop rims, citrus twists, and berry picks and your next party will be a fresh fruit and flavor cocktail revolution! "Hip Sips" is available for purchase at Mint/820. |
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In recent years, a small group of innovative bartenders has risen to the top shelf of cocktail culture. Working at stylish new bars - places without neon or velvet ropes, where connoisseurship replaces trendiness - they can be found crafting drinks that are equal parts heady libation and epicurean delight. On the following pages, meet fi ve experts who have elevated the cocktail to an art form, and in the process reinvented the way we drink. Lucy Brennan, Mixologist Mint and 820, Portland, Oregon Raising the Bar: A student of the classics (and by that we mean pre-Prohibition cocktails like the Tom Collins), Brennan searches for inspiration in vintage bartending books. Her updates include the Hot & Sour, a Whiskey Sour fired up with a spicy kiss of Tabasco. Star Turn: Brennan's unconventional use of produce (her signature drink is the Avocado Daiquiri) has put her on more than a few top bartender lists (Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Playboy.com) and she recently released her first book, Hip Sips (Chronicle). Forewarned is Forearmed: Reservations are not required at the starkly lit, brick-walled 820 (adjacent to her restaurant, Mint), but expect a wait, as it's still the standard-bearer for Portland's cocktail renaissance. Take Away: "A cocktail should be balanced and complex but only have four or five ingredients," she says. She recommends experimenting with fruits or herbs. Click here to read the entire article! |
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 Learn the tricks of the trade while taking a cocktail class with Lucy here at 820. Thank all of you that signed up for the private classes. Private classes are still available for any occasion (8 people minimum) Please contact us either by phone or email to schedule a private class. During each private lesson three of our very own cocktails are featured, try them all while learning how they're made! Accompanied by cheese plate appetizer, private classes are $75 per person (8 people minimum). |
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 SakeOne is proud to announce premium saketini recipes developed by nationally acclaimed mixologist Lucy Brennan owner of Portland, Oregon's Mint restaurant and 820 cocktail bar. Like sake itself, saketinis are about balance; perfect proportions that create pure joy for the palate. These recipes have been carefully crafted to pair well with food and stand alone as refreshingly distinct and pleasurable elixirs. Taste what occurs when the best mixologists and the finest sake come together. SakeOne was founded by a group of folks who simply loved sake and had a vision - to produce world-class sake in the United States. Although sake was traditionally made in Japan, they believed that premium ginjo sake could be produced in the United States. With water as one of sake's most critical ingredients, the east slope of Oregon's Coastal Mountains was identified as an ideal water source for its purity. And so Forest Grove, Oregon, became the home of SakeOne, producer of Momokawa and Moonstone, America's most honored sakes! Click here to view the recipes for these brand new saketinis! |
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